Automobile washing apparatus



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.AUTOMOBILE WASHING APPARATUS.

` 4Application led July 18, 1922. Serial'No. 575,917.

To all whom t may concer/a:

'Be ithown that @LE HARRISON, citi-zen of the United States, .residin at Newark, in the county of Essex and tate of New Jersey, has invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Automobile Washing Apparatus, of which the following is "a specification.

l'Ileis invention relates to an automobile Washing apparatus and more particularly to such devices as are adapted to mix soap with a tlowing stream of water for Washing automobiles and the like.

This invention has for its objects among others to provide such a device in which a supply of soap may be carried, which ymay be attached to a suitable hose such as the ordinary garden hose, which may be carried about or suspended, in which the soapis thoroughlyblended with the Water so that no particles of soap are permitted to leave the device, in which the proportion of soa-p to water may be regulated, which may be readily drained of water, which is simply, easily and cheapl manufactured, and which is durable and light in Weight; other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is made to the drawings for a.

detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention in which-V y Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section, which shows the device in operation with soa in the bottom of the chamber, a water so ution above and the hose and mlxing device at the end, the regulating valve of the mixer being also shown in section, the chamber being sectioned on the line 1-1 of Figure 2,

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking up,

Fi re 3 is a view taken on the iine 3-3 Aof Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a top view of one of lthe devices inserted in the outlet pipe designed to thoroughly mix the -soap with the water and prevent the outlet of any particles of soap, and

Figure 6 is a side View of two of these devices in sition one upon the other as thy lie in t e outlet pipe.

he chamber 'is formed from a cylindrical sheet of sheet metal 1 which is turned under at the bottom to form a supporting base 2, upon which the chamber may rest upon the door or elsewhere.. The bottom of the chamber is closed by a metallic casting 3 secured in the bottom of the chamber ,to 'the sheet metal of the cylinder 1 by rivets or in any other suitable manner.

yThe casting 3 has formed therein a suit able water conduit 4 and one end is provided with screw threads adapted for the facile attachmentA of an ordinary garden hose 5. The casting 3 is also rovided with a separate conduit 6 which 1s independent of the conduit 4. Water is introduced into the chamber 1 through an inlet 8 which is screwthreaded into the bottom of the castingl and opens into the conduit 4 from which 1t receives a supply of clear waterfrom the garden hose 5. The inlet 8 is in the form of a cylindrical casting with small apertures 9 in ,the Wallsthereof through which Water is projected in ine'jets into the chamber 1 to take up the soluble automobile soap in the bottom thereof and form a solution of soap and water. Overlying each row, of apertures 9 is a flange 10 and the top of the cglindrical inlet 8 is closed by a remova le plug 11, which permits the cleaning ofthe cylindrical casting upon removal from the device. l

To the top of the cylindrical wall of the chamber 1 isriveted a flange12, .upon which a flat gasket 13' lies. The top or closure 14 is. countersunk to lit within the cylindrical chamber 1 and is provided with an outwardly extending flange 15 adapted to overly the gasket 13. In the center of the cover 14 is an u standing bearing 16 provided with a socket on the top for centering the cover under pressure from the screw 19. The cover 14 is also provided with an air pet cock 17 which permits air to be introduced into the chamber 1 after the garden hose 5 is detached so that all the water ma be drained from the chamber 1 through the apertures 9 and the conduit 4 to the floor of the garage or ground.

Thecover 14 is secured water-tight upon the` chamber 1 b means of the clamp 18 which is rovide to underlle the iange 12 on the opposite sides of a diameter through the cover 14. The structure of this clamp 18 is also such that it rovides a handle for the facile carryin a out of the whole device or the suspenslon of the device by means of a hook withtwo hooks adapted or cord from the roof or ceiling of a room.- The cover is secured water-tight upon the chamber 1 by means of the screw 19 which is lixed to and actuated by the wheel 20.

Thev outlet pipe 24 terminates near the top of the chamber 1 and is`secured -m the casting 3 in the bottom of the chamber over the outlet aperture 6 by means of screw threads 25 in the walls of the outlet 6. In ordervto insure that the soap is thoroughly mixed with the water the outlet pipe 24 is partly filled with small caps 26, each of, which has the same diameter as that of the inside of the outlet pipe 24 so that it completely fills the outlet pipe. ,The sides are turned down to form cylinders intertting within the core of the pipe. These rest upon and support one another.- The top of each cap 26 is providedl with small apertures 27 through which the water in which the soap has ,been dissolved is required to pass. As the caps 26 are inserted in a hitand-miss fashion, these perforations are offset from one another so that after the water has passed through twenty or thirty of these caps it is impossible for undissolved particles of soap to reach the outlet pipe. The importance of this arrangement is seen when it is considered that automobile bodies have a highl polish and particles of soap are apt to leave thereon stains which mar the polish. By this arrangement the possibility of any soap reachin the highly polished automobile body is a solutely eliminated.

On the side of the chamber 1 opposite I the garden hose 5 there are provided two nipples 28 and 28 adapted for the attachment of the connectors 29 which are secured to the two parts 34 and 35 of the double hose, one of which carries the soap -water solution and the other clear water which has passed through the conduit 4. The nipples 28 and 28al areintegral with a plate 30 which is attached by means of screws 31 through apertures in the cylindrical wall 1 to the casting 3.

It will be apparent now that there are two separate and distinct streams of water flowing through the device, one stream passing through the conduit 4, the inlet 8, the chamber 1 where it takes up and forms a solution of soap, through the outlet pipe 24 where all partlcles of soap are screened out and dissolved, into the conduit 6 from which' through the nipple 28 it passes out into the hose 35; the other stream passing through the conduit'4 directly into the nipple 28 from which it passes into the hose 34.

The two sections of hose may be each about'ten feet in length or any other suitable length and they are bound together by means of the wire 33 to form a two-way conduit 32. At the opposite end they are attached respectively to fthe nipples, 34 to nipple 36 and 35 to the nipple 37. On all of the nipples there are suitable screwthreads for attaching the hose-coupling thereto, the nipples 36 and 37 being provided with screw-threads 38 and 39.

The mixing device 40 is provided with two passageways or conduits 41 and 42 connecting respectively with the nipples 36 and 37 which are secured therein, or are integral with the body 40. These two conduits 41 and 42 unite in a common chamber 43 in which is placed the valve 44. The construction of the valve, the chamber and the connecting conduits is such that upon turning the valve the entire How from hose 34 consisting of clear water directly from the garden hose 5 may be passed out into the common conduit 45 which may be provided with serrations 46 upon which a small bit of hose 47 may be placed for control of the stream with the thumb land finger and for preventing scratching of the automobile body, or the entire flow from the hose 35 consisting of a concentrated stream of soap water solution may be passed out the outlet 45, or any desired mixture of either soap water -solution or clear water may be passed out of the outlet 45.

By turning the valve therefore, it is possible first to wet the automobile body, upon then turning the yvalve to another position it is possible to apply a concentrated soap solution and then to apply a dilute soa solution and then to wash olf the body with clear water. In case of a dirty body the sponge is also used in connection with the device.

This invention makes possible the application of soap water or clear water whenever and wherever desired,simply by coupling the device up with an ordinary garden hose. The length ofthe double hose 32 permits the-application of the water at any point simply by moving the hand adjacent that point, and the portability of the entire device permits it to be carried to any point so that any one of several cars may be washed. The entire device may also be suspended from above and moved about with great facility, the only limitation on the movement being the length of thc garden hose 5 employedwith the device. The device has applicability for' llO comprising in Meagan let for saponified water from the container,

an independent conduit for conducting clear water, two-nipples for said outlet and said conduit, a mixing device controlled by a valve for blending the saponied water from said container and the clear water from said conduit, an outlet for said mixing device', said mixing device bein provided with two nipples, and a pair o hoses for connecting said first-named nipples with said last-named nipples.

2. An automobile washiiig apparatus combination a container adapted to hold a supplyoof soap, a conduit for introducing water into said container, a spraying device for spraying water into the soap, an outlet pipe with its opening adjacent the top of said container, a series of straining devices in said pipe, and an outlet for said pipe outside the container.

3. An automobile washing apparatus comprising in combination a container adapted to hold a supply of soap, a conduit leading through the said container, a device connected to the said conduit Jfor sprayin water into the said container, an outlet pipe having its inlet orifice inthe upper portion of the said container, a mixing device, and independent hose lines from the said conduit and from the said outlet pipe to the said 'mixing'device 4. An automobile washing apparatus comprising in combination a container adapted to hold a supplyof soap, a conduit leading through the lower portion of thev said container, a spraying device connected in the said conduit for spraying water into the bottom portion of the contamer, an outlet pipe having its inlet orifice, in the upper portion of the said container, a plural` ity of strainer devices in the said outlet pipe, a mixing device, and independent hose lines from the said conduit and from the said outlet pipe, to the said mixing device.

5. An automobile washing apparatus comprising in combination a container adapted to hold a supply of soap, a conduit leadingr through the lower portion of the said container, a spraying device connected in the said conduit for spraying water into the bottom portion of the container, an outlet pipe having its inlet orifice in the upper portion of the said container, a plurality of strainer devices in the said outlet pipe, a mixing device, independent hose lines .from the said conduit and from the said outlet pipe to the said mixing device, and a valvein the said mixing device by the position of which clear water or saponified water or a mixture of the same may be emitted from the mixing device.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

OLE HARRISON 

